What We Love
WHAT WE LOVE : DECEMBER
Dashing Through San Diego
On Saturday, December 15th, the festive San Diego
Santa Run is back with 5K and 1-mile races where
runners are decked out in Santa-inspired attire. Adults
and children, and even dogs, are invited to run.
Afterward, you can kick back and enjoy the 38th Annual
Pacific Beach Holiday Parade.
www.sandiegorunningco.com /santarun
Apollo 8 Anniversary
Celebration
Waterfront Holiday
Adventure Park
Holiday by the Bay,
benefitting USO San
Diego, will feature a
two-story, 100-foot ice
tubing slide, night snow
flurries, bumper cars, and
an interactive light show
with a glorious 30-foot
tall Christmas tree. Begin
a holiday tradition to
remember by attending
during the entire month
of December through
January 5th.
www.hiltonbayfront.com
Santa Paws is
Coming to Town
On December 20th, celebrate the 50th
anniversary of Bill Anders’ historic Apollo
8 mission. The elegant evening at the San
Diego Air & Space Museum will take a look
back at the ground-breaking, first manned
orbit around the mood, and what followed,
with Bill Anders himself and his wife, Valerie.
www. s a n d i e g o a i r a n d s p a c e .o r g
Head to the Gaslamp
Quarter on December
16th for cuteness
overload at the 11th
Annual Vet + Pet West
Gaslamp Holiday Pet
Parade. Pets of all breeds,
shapes, and sizes will
strut their stuff wearing
their most festive holiday
costumes. The best-
dressed pets will even
take home some well-
earned prizes. Students and the San Diego
public are welcomed to
University of San Diego to
attend the “Lessons and
Carols” Christmas celebration
by the USD Choral Scholars.
The more than century-old
tradition will include readings
from the Old and New
Testaments and music. Two sessions will be held on Saturday, December
8th and Sunday, December 9th.
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All is Calm
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